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General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts at Laney College

General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts at Laney College

If you are interested in studying general cooking and related culinary arts, you may want to check out the program at Laney College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Laney College is located in Oakland, California and approximately 9,225 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 15 students received their associate's degree in general cooking and related culinary arts.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts section at the bottom of this page.

  • Undergrad Certificate in General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts

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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general cooking and related culinary arts majors at Laney College.

47% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of general cooking and related culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general cooking and related culinary arts only graduates about 42% men each year. The program at Laney College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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Laney College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general cooking and related culinary arts graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Laney College with a associate's in general cooking and related culinary arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

A degree in general cooking and related culinary arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Laney College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Restaurant Cooks 166,420 $30,620
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 93,570 $37,230
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 29,470 $35,680
Chefs and Head Cooks 19,420 $51,400
Cooks 4,600 $33,910

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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